Results 1-20 of 13,204 for speaker:Lord Rooker

Written Answers — House of Lords: Care Services: Children (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many named guardians have been appointed by the courts in each of the past 10 years to represent children and their interests in care and related proceedings.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Care Services: Children (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints have been made by children in each of the past 10 years in respect of named guardians appointed by the courts to represent their interests in care and related proceedings.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Care Services: Children (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to strengthen the safeguards for children involved in care and related proceedings.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children Act 1989 (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been any recent consultation on amending section 41 of the Children Act 1989; if so, which organisations were consulted; according to what timetable; and what were the outcomes of the consultation. To ask Her Majesty's Government how many organisations representing children have requested abandonment of named guardians for children to...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Courts: Family Cases (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government how, in allowing the media access to the written evidence and substance of cases in the family courts, they have sought to protect other children in families with a child involved in care proceedings from media exposure.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Courts: Family Cases (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether children involved in care and related proceedings will be informed that discussions they have with child care professionals such as doctors and social workers may be subject to media reporting due to the media having access to written evidence and the substance of proceedings in the family courts.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Courts: Family Cases (11 Nov 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government how, in allowing the media access to the written evidence and substance of cases in the family courts, they have sought to protect the confidentiality of doctors and social workers in talking to children involved in care and related proceedings.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Immigration (14 Jul 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many changes have been made to the UK Border Agency's visas website regarding application to enter the United Kingdom by overseas students since the new points-based system started on 31 March.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Passports (14 Jul 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for biometric appointments for foreign students; and how that varies between offices used for that purpose.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Higher Education: Overseas Students (7 Jul 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government when advice will be issued to higher education institutions in respect of their duty to monitor and report upon overseas student attendance at courses.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Identity Cards (7 Jul 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the effect of the introduction of identity cards on postal application times for overseas students.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Immigration (7 Jul 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the introduction of the points-based system of immigration for entry into the United Kingdom of overseas students to higher education institutions; and what changes have been made since 30 March.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Identity Cards (6 Jul 2009)

Lord Rooker: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many "failure to deliver" letters have been issued by couriers attempting to deliver identity cards to overseas students resident in the United Kingdom; and why no explanation is given for such letters to higher education institutions.

Organophosphates — Question for Short Debate (17 Jun 2009)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, I support the noble Countess. Basically, the simple answer to her question should be yes. I am not going to go into all the background details because I am not as up-to-date as I was when I was one of the Ministers responsible in 1997-99 and then again from 2006-08 in one department, but the fact that this issue goes across departments is the central point that I wish to make. As...

Political Parties and Elections Bill: Report (1st Day) (Continued) (15 Jun 2009)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, I did not intend to speak, but I must say that I wholly support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Campbell-Savours. I have two brief points to make. In June 1997 in a committee in the other place, my late colleague Audrey Wise and I tabled amendments to the Finance Bill. As well as being told that the amendments were inconvenient, we were told that they were in the...

Sport: British Formula 1 Grand Prix — Question for Short Debate (23 Apr 2009)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, I put my name down on the list to add to the bipartisan approach of the noble Lord, Lord Astor. We have not compared notes, although many of my points will reinforce what he said. I also want to reiterate our best wishes to my noble friend Lord Drayson. I have only done Le Mans once as a tourist—an anorak. It was incredibly exciting and different. I am sure that the...

Health: Contaminated Blood Products — Debate (23 Apr 2009)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, I intervene briefly to support my noble friend and others. Other than a Written Question and an Oral Question in the other place, probably in the 1970s, when the noble Lord, Lord Owen, was trying to get things moving, I do not think that I have spoken on this issue in the House. However, having followed the debate, if—as I was in the past as a constituency Member of...

Postal Services Bill [HL]: Second Reading (10 Mar 2009)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, first, I join others in paying tribute to the late Lord Dearing. He was a wonderful man and of great help to me when I first came to the House. I always remember the joy of reading about him in Gerald Kaufman's book, How to be a Minister. It is absolutely magic to read how he came across "Mr Dearing" and the memos that he used to get. I wish to make a couple of preliminary points....

Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (8 Dec 2008)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, I declare my interest as a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and my role as a lay governor of Aston University. I want to say a few words about our role in using science and technology in the economy. I believe that there remains an anti-science and technology culture in the media and public life, which permeates our education system and into the schools. I...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Agriculture: Sheep (29 Sep 2008)

Lord Rooker: There is no specific assessment for Northumberland. A draft partial regulatory impact assessment for England on sheep and goat electronic identification was produced in December 2006 and further updated in November 2007. Details are available on the Defra website.